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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Contractor Accountability Act - Requires the head of each federal agency to annually report to Congress on each covered contract or order awarded or issued by the agency during the year. Requires the report to contain: (1) a certification that the agency has exercised oversight over each contract or order sufficient to ensure that each contractor is fulfilling the obligations specified; and (2) a list of the names of each contractor found to not be fulfilling its obligations.</p><p>Requires each report to be publicly available on the agency's website. </p><p>Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress on agency compliance.</p>]]></text>
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